On July 3rd each year we celebrate the feast of St. Thomas. St. Thomas was an apostle - one sent out to spread the Good News. Salvatorians were founded as an "apostolic community." This means that like the spostles we are called to make Jesus out savior known by whatever means where ever the Spirit inspires us. This also means that we are called to keep moving, even when we have been successful in one way, so that it is not the work - the "mean" - that is important but th goal of the means: to spread the Good News of Jesus our Savior through His Spirit for the glory of God the Father.

St. Thomas is known as "the doubter." Yet Jesus used Thomas' doubt to bless all of us:

"You believe, Thomas because you have seen. Blessed are those who have not seen but who have believed." Doubts can sometimes actually be a means to move further into our faith. Like the man who wanted his son to be cured we pray: "Lord, I do believe; help my unbelief."